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Genome-Wide Association Analysis Of Aluminum Tolerance In Cultivated And Tibetan Wild Barley, Shengguan Cai, Dezhi Wu, Zahra Jabeen, Yuqing Huang, Yechang Huang, Guoping Zhang

Publications

Tibetan wild barley (Hordeum vulgare L. ssp. spontaneum), originated and grown in harsh enviroNment in Tibet, is well-known for its rich germpalsm with high tolerance to abiotic stresses. However, the genetic variation and genes involved in Al tolerance are not totally known for the wild barley. In this study, a genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) was performed by using four root parameters related with Al tolerance and 469 DArT markers on 7 chromosomes within or across 110 Tibetan wild accessions and 56 cultivated cultivars. Population structure and cluster analysis revealed that a wide genetic diversity was present in Tibetan wild barley. …

Increasing Awareness Of Weight Management Resources Through Facility Specific Patient Materials, Julie Vincent

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

No abstract provided.

2013-2014 Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook, Morehead State University. Nursing Department.

Nursing Department Publications Archive

2013-2014 Undergraduate Student Handbook of the Department of Nursing at Morehead State University.

Het Gebruik Van Risicotaxatie Instrumenten Onder Spv-En (The Use Of Risk Assessment Instruments Among Community Psychiatric Nurses), Sophie De Valk, Corine De Ruiter, Jorge Folino, Matthew Large, Thierry Pham, Kim Reeves, Carolina Condemarin, Louise Nielsen, Martin Rettenberger, Robyn Mei Yee Ho, Verónica Godoy-Cervera, Kimberlie Dean, Maria Francisca Rebocho, Karin Arbach-Lucioni, Martin Grann, Katharina Seewald, Michael W. Doyle, Sarah Desmarais, Richard Van Dorn, Randy Otto, Jay Singh

Faculty Scholarship

In Dutch
Auteur en een groot aantal alumni-collega's van de Universiteit van Maastricht, hebben gekeken welke risicotaxatie-instrumenten SPV-en gebruiken om het risico van recidive in te schatten bij clienten uit de forensische psychiatrie. Met behulp van START kan volgens hen het risico voor anderen, het risico op victimisatie, risico op zelfbeschadigend gedrag, suïcidegevaar, ongeoorloofde afwezigheid, middelenmisbruik en zelfverwaarlozing bij deze forensische groep vastgesteld worden.

In English
The author and colleagues from the University of Maastricht investigated the use of structured risk assessment instruments in forensic psychiatry. Using instruments such as the START may aid in the assessment of violence, victimization, …

Cardiovascular Disease In Women: The Differences In Genders, Kayla Sells Exum

Graduate Research Projects

No abstract provided.

สมรรถนะผู้จัดการหอผู้ป่วยวิกฤต โรงพยาบาลเอกชน เขตกรุงเทพมหานคร (Manager Competencies In Critical Care Units Of Private Hospitals, Bangkok), ฉวีรัตน์ ชื่นชมกุล, บุญใจ ศรีสถิตย์นรากูร

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

วัตถุประสงค์: เพื่อศึกษาสมรรถนะผู้จัดการหอผู้ป่วยวิกฤต โรงพยาบาลเอกชน เขตกรุงเทพมหานคร \nรูปแบบการวิจัย: การวิจัยเชิงพรรณา \nวิธีดำเนินการวิจัย: ใช้เทคนิคเดลฟาย ผู้ให้ข้อมูลคือ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการบริหารหอผู้ป่วยวิกฤต จำนวน 18 คน วิธีการดำเนินการวิจัยประกอบด้วย 3 ขั้นตอน ดังนี้ ขั้นตอนที่ 1 ศึกษาและวิเคราะห์เอกสาร เพื่อนำสาระที่ได้มาบูรณาการกำหนดเป็นกรอบในการสร้างคำถามสัมภาษณ์ และทำการสัมภาษณ์ ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ขั้นตอนที่ 2 นำข้อมูลที่ได้มาวิเคราะห์เนื้อหาร่วมกับสมรรถนะที่ได้จากการทบทวนวรรณกรรม นํามาสร้างแบบสอบถามเพื่อให้ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ได้แสดงความคิดเห็นเกี่ยวกับระดับความสำคัญของ ข้อรายการสมรรถนะในแต่ละด้าน ขั้นตอนที่ 3 นำข้อมูลที่ได้มาคำนวณหาค่ามัธยฐาน และค่าพิสัย ระหว่างควอไทล์ จัดทำแบบสอบถามส่งให้ผู้เชี่ยวชาญยืนยันความคิดเห็นอีกครั้ง นำข้อมูลที่ได้มา วิเคราะห์หาค่ามัธยฐาน และค่าพิสัยระหว่างควอไทล์ เพื่อสรุปผลการวิจัย \nผลการวิจัย: สมรรถนะผู้จัดการหอผู้ป่วยวิกฤต โรงพยาบาลเอกชน เขตกรุงเทพมหานคร ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ให้ระดับความสำคัญของสมรรถนะสอดคล้องกันทุกข้อ ประกอบด้วยสมรรถนะ 8 ด้าน รวม 44 ข้อ ได้แก่ 1) การบริหารจัดการความเสี่ยง 6 ข้อ 2) การพยาบาลขั้นสูง 10 ข้อ 3) การบริหารบุคลากรในหอ ผู้ป่วยวิกฤต 6 ข้อ 4) การบริหารจัดการเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศ อุปกรณ์และเครื่องมือทางด้านการแพทย์ 5 ข้อ 5) การตัดสินใจในสถานการณ์วิกฤต 3 ข้อ 6) การบริหารจัดการข้อขัดแย้งและการเจรจาต่อรอง 4 ข้อ 7) การประสานความร่วมมือในการทํางาน 5 ข้อ และ 8) การบริหารจัดการเชิงกลยุทธ์ 5 ข้อ สรุปและข้อเสนอแนะ: จากผลการวิจัยครั้งนี้เป็นการศึกษาเกี่ยวกับสมรรถนะผู้จัดการหอผู้ป่วยวิกฤต ซึ่งสามารถนำผลการวิจัยนี้ไปใช้เป็นแนวทางในการสรรหา วางแผน และพัฒนาสมรรถนะพยาบาลผู้ที่ จะเข้ามาดำรงตำแหน่งผู้จัดการหอผู้ป่วยวิกฤต และเป็นแนวทางในการฝึกอบรมผู้จัดการหอผู้ป่วยวิกฤต

ปัจจัยที่มีความสัมพันธ์กับความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การ ของพยาบาลวิชาชีพ โรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัย (Factors Relating To Organizational Commitment Of Professional Nurses At University Hospitals), สิริษา ทันเจริญ, อารีย์วรรณ อ่วมตานี

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

วัตถุประสงค์: เพื่อศึกษาความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การ และความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างสถานภาพโรงพยาบาล การเป็นโรงพยาบาลดึงดูดใจกับความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การของพยาบาลวิชาชีพโรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัย \nรูปแบบการวิจัย: การวิจัยแบบพรรณนา \nวิธีดำเนินการวิจัย: กลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือ พยาบาลวิชาชีพ ที่ปฏิบัติงานในโรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัย จำนวน 380 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูล คือ แบบสอบถามการเป็นโรงพยาบาลดึงดูดใจ ประกอบด้วย ด้านภาวะผู้นำการเปลี่ยนแปลง ด้านการเสริมสร้างพลังอำนาจ ด้านการเป็นแบบอย่าง ของการปฏิบัติการเชิงวิชาชีพ ด้านการพัฒนาคุณภาพ นวัตกรรมและองค์ความรู้ใหม่ และด้านผลลัพธ์ คุณภาพเชิงประจักษ์ กับความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การ ตรวจสอบความตรงตามเนื้อหา และหาค่าความ เที่ยงโดยสูตรสัมประสิทธิ์แอลฟาของครอนบาคได้ 91, 94, 97, 96, 90 และ 95 ตามลำดับ วิเคราะห์ ข้อมูลโดยการแจกแจงความถี่ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน สถิติไคสแควร์ และค่าสัมประสิทธิ์ สหสัมพันธ์เพียร์สัน \nผลการวิจัย: ผลการวิจัยมีดังนี้ \n1) พยาบาลวิชาชีพ โรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัยมีความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การ อยู่ในระดับมาก (X= 4.01, SD = 0.61) \n2) สถานภาพโรงพยาบาล ไม่มีความสัมพันธ์กับความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การของพยาบาลวิชาชีพ \n3) การเป็นแบบอย่างของการปฏิบัติการเชิงวิชาชีพ การเสริมสร้างพลังอำนาจ ผลลัพธ์ คุณภาพเชิงประจักษ์ การพัฒนาคุณภาพ นวัตกรรมและองค์ความรู้ใหม่ และ ภาวะผู้นำการเปลี่ยนแปลง มีความสัมพันธ์ทางบวก กับความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การของพยาบาลวิชาชีพ โรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัย (r = .686, 680, .584, 563 และ 556 ตามลำดับ) \nสรุปและข้อเสนอแนะ: จากผลการวิจัย จะเห็นได้ว่า การเป็นโรงพยาบาลดึงดูดใจเป็นปัจจัยที่ทำให้ พยาบาลมีความยึดมั่นผูกพันต่อองค์การมากขึ้น ดังนั้นผู้บริหารการพยาบาลจึงควรธำรงรักษาการเป็น โรงพยาบาลดึงดูดใจของฝ่ายการพยาบาลต่อไป

An Exploration Of The Past, Present And Future Of Nursing In Early Parenting Services In Australia, Elaine Bennett

Theses

Nursing has a long history of providing services to families and children over the past century and more within Early Parenting Services (EPS) in Australia. Much has been written on issues regarding the general nursing workforce and requirements for the future, but little is known about the role of nursing within the EPS area around Australia in the context of an interdisciplinary team.

The aim of this study was to describe how nursing has responded to the changing needs of EPS in Australia and to investigate nurses’ and allied professionals’ perceptions of the nursing role within an interdisciplinary team. This …

The Effect Of Coaching On Nurse Manager Leadership Of Unit Based Performance Improvement: Exploratory Case Studies, Cynthia A. Baxter

DNP Projects

The nurse manager role has experienced an explosion of responsibilities and expectations over the last decade. As a result, competency and skill acquisition for the successful nurse manager has become the focus of many nurse managers, nurse executives, researchers and organizations. The three manuscripts contained in this final capstone report will explore the acquisition of nurse manager competency, propose coaching as a methodology for acceleration and improvement of nurse manager skill acquisition and describe the results of three case studies using coaching as an intervention to improve the performance improvement skill acquisition of nurse managers.

Military Tobacco Dependence Treatment: Implications Of Treatment Type On Abstinence And Weight Management Ability, Bradley A. Briscoe

DNP Projects

Military readiness, employer productivity and individual health are all significantly impacted by high rates of tobacco use. Current research, to date, suggests that use of brief, individually tailored behavioral modification strategies through group therapy may be most effective in smoking cessation. The objective of this Practice Inquiry Project was to explore aspects of tobacco use the U.S. military population and examine potential relationships between type of treatment, smoking abstinence, and maintenance of body weight (e.g. avoid weight gain) among those seeking tobacco use cessation. The findings of this project can provide guidance on enhancing current tobacco cessation efforts to enable …

Evaluation Of Depression Screening Practices For College Women In A Primary Care University Health Clinic, Sarah E. Lester

DNP Projects

Mental disorders, including depression, are increasing in frequency and intensity in the college student population. College-aged women appear to be particularly vulnerable to depression. Primary care providers play an important role in addressing this issue, as they are the principal health care contacts for more than 50% of patients with mental illnesses. Guidelines from the 2009 United States Preventative Services Task Force recommend screening all adults (age 18+) for depression in primary care when depression care supports are in place. However, current screening rates for depression in the primary care setting from are estimated at only 1.6 to 3.3% (United …

Educational Materials And Brief Counseling Improve Diabetes Knowledge And Self-Efficacy, Tamara K. Wellman

DNP Projects

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to see if education and counseling of the Appalachian individual with diabetes and a family member/friend would improve knowledge of the disease and self-efficacy of the patient in regard to their diabetes care.

Setting: The setting was one of eight primary care offices of Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Bon Secours, located in the Ashland, Kentucky.

Design: A pilot study of descriptive, comparative design was used.

Subjects: Data were collected from a convenience sample of patients with type 2 diabetes (n=15) that were established at the primary care office and their family members/friends …

Evaluating Discharge Readiness Of Patients At A Primary Stroke Center, Amanda Green

DNP Projects

The diagnosis of stroke is very prevalent in healthcare and it is estimated that someone in the United States suffers from a stroke every 40 seconds (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2009). In order to optimally prepare these patients for discharge and improve patient outcomes, it is important to understand the needs of the patient and caregiver and to meet these needs. In order to evaluate this, the focus of this project was to evaluate the discharge readiness of patients at a primary stroke center. “Discharge Needs of the Stroke Patient and Caregiver” focuses on a review of the literature in order …

Predicting The Risk Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Difficult Endotracheal Intubation In A Surgical Population In A Rural Community Hospital Setting, Craig S. Atkins

DNP Projects

Purpose:

The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework with practical application for facilitating patient flow through the operative process using the Lean philosophy to minimized delays and cancellations.

Theoretical orientation:

Efficient, quality patient care has always been the hallmark of Nurse Anesthetist practice. Lean healthcare introduces continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes used in Lean manufacturing to the healthcare system. The principal aspect of Lean healthcare is the concept of a value stream where work is standardized, work flow is streamlined and waste is eliminated, thus creating value.

Nature of Review:

In the surgical suite waits, delays …

Insights Into Readmission Rates Of Atrial Fibrillation Patients Referred To Bridge, Thomas Vasko

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

Purpose and Background

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and costs and estimated $6 to $26 billion annually largely due to hospitalizations. Bridging the Discharge Gap Effectively (BRIDGE) is an NP-driven transitional care program for cardiovascular patients. BRIDGE has demonstrated lower rates of readmission for patients with acute coronary syndrome who participated but not for atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients. We sought to assess differences between Afib patients who participated in the BRIDGE program and those who did not.

Conceptual Framework

The BRIDGE program is based on the Bumpus Integrated Client-Focused Transitional Care Model that posits …

Developing Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse Competencies For Care Coordination And Transition Management, Sheila Haas, Beth Ann Swan, Traci Haynes

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

The need for care coordination and management of transitions between Patient-Centered Medical Home providers, outpatient and community settings, including the Accountable Care Organization is often overlooked, episodic, and accountability for coordinating care and managing transitions between providers and services is lacking.

Advancing The Future Of Nursing: A Report By The Building Academic Geriatric Nursing, Jennifer L. Bellot, Dana Carthron, Melissa O'Connor, Karen Rose, Casey Shillam, Janet Van Cleave, Amy Vogelsmeier

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

In the United States, the number of older adults will double during the next 25 years (United States Census Bureau, 2008). This dramatic demographic shift is changing the landscape of health care practice as more people live longer with multiple chronic conditions. To better prepare nurses to care for this future population, the John A. Hartford Foundation partnered with the American Academy of Nursing in 2000 to launch the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) program. Since that time, 251 scholarships and fellowships have been awarded to nurses to advance geriatric nursing education, research, and practice. In 2009, …

The Role Of Self-Transcendence : A Missing Variable In The Pursuit Of Successful Aging?, Valerie Lander Mccarthy, Jiying Ling, Robert M. Carini

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

While successful aging is often defined as the absence of disease and disability or as life satisfaction, self-transcendence may also play an important role. The objective of this research was to test a nursing theory of successful aging proposing that transcendence and adaptation predict successful aging. In this cross-sectional exploratory study, a convenience sample of older adults (N = 152) were surveyed about self-transcendence, proactive coping, and successful aging. Using hierarchical multiple regression, self-transcendence, proactive coping, and all control variables (i.e., sex, race, perceived health, place of residence) together explained 50% of the variance in successful aging (p < 0.001). However, proactive coping alone was not a significant predictor of successful aging. Thus, this study did not support the theory that both self-transcendence and proactive coping predict successful aging. Self-transcendence was the only significant contributor to this multidimensional view of successful aging. Self-transcendence is an important variable in the pursuit of successful aging, which merits further investigation.

The Impact Of The Clinical Nurse Leader/Navigator On Clinical Outcomes And Patient Satisfaction, Diane Smith Raines

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In an era of value based purchasing and healthcare reform, hospitals face the challenge of delivering high quality care in an environment of diminishing resources. This performance improvement project describes the use of master’s prepared nurses on medical surgical units to improve quality and patient satisfaction. The setting was five medical surgical units in a 200+ bed hospital in the southeastern United States. Declining resources necessitated an increase in the nurse to patient ratios on the units (from 5:1 to 6:1). The project involved the modification of the model of care through the change in nurse/patient ratios and the addition …

Blood Pressure Control And Perceived Stress, Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, And Perceived Health Status In Municipal Workers, Debra D. Baldwin

All ETDs from UAB

Although hypertension is highly prevalent, associated with serious health consequences and treatable, fewer than half of those with hypertension have achieved blood pressure control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2011b). Limited studies have examined the influence of perceived stress, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and perceived health status may have on blood pressure control, although epidemiological evidence reveals psychological factors can mediate and negatively influence health behavior leading to hypertension (Blanchflower & Oswald, 2008; Kulkarni, Farrel, Erasi, & Kochar, 1998; Walcott-McQuigg, 2000). The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence of hypertension, obesity, and blood pressure control …

Hard On Your Heart: A Qualitative Description Of Adolescent Prenatal Stress, Candace Clayton Knight

All ETDs from UAB

Introduction: Pregnancy during adolescence is potentially stressful due to the concurrent tasks of navigating the typically tumultuous adolescent stage of development and the life altering experience of pregnancy (Kaye, 2008). There is a growing body of research linking prenatal stress to poor birth and developmental outcomes such as premature birth and low birth weight infants (K. Keenan, Sheffield, & Boeldt, 2007; Mulder et al., 2002), which makes describing the relatively unexplored perceptions and experience of stress during adolescent pregnancy important. The life course framework, with its emphasis on social, environmental, and family risk factors, has implications for reducing disparities among …

Phenomenology Of Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury In Military Personnel, Roxana Enid Delgado

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) in military personnel may have long-lasting physical, emotional and sociocultural effects. The experiences of living with TBI as a military Service Member wounded during combat operations is not well understood. In this article, we intend to describe the lived experiences of sustaining a TBI and the impact of the injury. The method of inquiry that we selected was transcendental phenomenology, applying Edmund Husserl's principles for the data analysis. The participants were all active duty military personnel, between the ages of 18-45 years old, that were wounded during combat. The findings demonstrated that sustaining a TBI …

The Use Of Ultrasound As An Adjunct To X-Ray For The Localization And Removal Of Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies In An Urgent Care Setting, Stacy Lane Merritt

Theses and Dissertations

Embedded soft tissue foreign bodies are common complaints of patients presenting to rural urgent care centers. The removal of soft tissue foreign bodies present challenges for the healthcare provider when objects are radiolucent and cannot be identified on readily available diagnostic imaging modalities such as plain radiographs (X-rays). Ultrasound has been introduced in the literature as a useful adjunct to X-rays for the localization and removal of soft tissue foreign bodies. The purpose of this research utilization project was to report the use of bedside ultrasound by healthcare providers as an adjunct to X-ray for the localization and removal of …

Emergency Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes And Preventive Practices Regarding Firearms And Firearm Injury Prevention For Children, Dorothy Ann Gomez

Dissertations

In 2010, there were 134 deaths attributed to unintentional firearm injuries of children under 19 year and 3,019 nonfatal injuries (CDC, 2011). Nurses are expected to identify potential dangers in the community and protect those at risk. It was found that there is limited research on the effectiveness of current firearm injury prevention practices of nurses. The study was designed to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practice characteristics of Emergency Nurses toward firearm prevention practices. A convenience sample of 189 emergency nurses completed a voluntary, anonymous survey on practices regarding childhood gun safety. Seventy-one percent of respondents agreed that firearm …

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Asian Indians In The Us: A Pilot Study, Annie Thomas, Alyce Ashcraft

Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works

The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate type 2 diabetes risk among Asian Indians of Kerala ethnicity living in a West Texas County of the USA. The study used a descriptive correlational design with thirty-seven adult nondiabetic Asian Indian subjects between 20 and 70 years of age. The measurement included nonbiochemical indices of obesity, family history of type 2 diabetes, length of immigration in the US, history of hypertension, physical activity pattern, and fruit and vegetable intake. The majority of the subjects showed an increased nonbiochemical indices corresponding with overweight and obesity, placing them at risk for type …

Effectiveness Of Moving On: An Australian Designed Generic Self-Management Program For People With A Chronic Illness, A Williams, L Bloomfield, E Milthorpe, D Aspinall, K Filocamo, T Wellsmore, N Manolios, U Jayasinghe, M Harris

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Background: This paper presents the evaluation of “Moving On”, a generic self-management program for people with a chronic illness developed by Arthritis NSW. The program aims to help participants identify their need for behavior change and acquire the knowledge and skills to implement changes that promote their health and quality of life.

Method: A prospective pragmatic randomised controlled trial involving two group programs in community settings: the intervention program (Moving On) and a control program (light physical activity). Participants were recruited by primary health care providers across the north-west region of metropolitan Sydney, Australia between June 2009 and October 2010. …

Improving The Diagnostic Accuracy Of Failure-To-Rescue, Amelia Marie Joseph

Theses and Dissertations

The ability to successfully rescue patients from complications has been shown to be a good measure of quality care processes in hospitals. Failure-to-rescue (FTR) has been defined using secondary International Classification of Disease (ICD-9 CM) codes. Studies of FTR using these codes have demonstrated satisfactory accuracy when compared to clinical events documented in the medical record. However, a subset of the original codes for FTR, thought to be sensitive to nursing care, have failed to show the same level of accuracy. This study examined the possibility of using clinica lpredictors to identify failure-to-rescue.

Secondary analysis of a previous dataset was …

Transitioning From Caregiving To Widowhood, Michelle Digiacomo, Joanne Lewis, Marie T. Nolan, Jane Phillips, Patricia M. Davidson

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Context

Older women commonly assume a caregiving role for their husbands at the end of life and are more vulnerable to poorer health, well-being, and social and economic challenges.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to ascertain older women's experiences of spousal caregiving at the end of life and the ways in which this experience impacts on the transition to widowhood.

Methods

Longitudinal, in-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with older women three times over a one-year period after the death of their husbands. This report focuses on the initial interviews that examined the transition from caregiving to widowhood. Transcripts …

The Clinical And Social Dimensions Of Prescribing Palliative Home Oxygen For Refractory Dyspnea, Katrina Breaden, Jane Phillips, Meera Agar, Carol Grbich, Amy P. Abernethy, David C. Currow

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Background: Chronic breathlessness is a significant problem in palliative care and oxygen is often prescribed in an attempt to ameliorate it. Often, this prescription falls outside the current funding guidelines for long-term home oxygen use. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand the factors that most influence Australian specialist palliative care nurses' initiation of home oxygen for their patients. Methods: A series of focus groups were held across three states in Australia in 2011 involving specialist palliative care nurses. The invitation to the nurses was sent by e-mail through their national association. Recorded and transcribed data were coded …

The Impact Of A Brief Lifestyle Intervention Delivered By Generalist Community Nurses (Cn Snap Trial), M Harris, B Chan, R Laws, A Williams, G Davies, U Jayasinghe, M Fanaian, N Orr, A Milat

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

Background: The risk factors for chronic disease, smoking, poor nutrition, hazardous alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and weight (SNAPW) are common in primary health care (PHC) affording opportunity for preventive interventions. Community nurses are an important component of PHC in Australia. However there has been little research evaluating the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in routine community nursing practice. This study aimed to address this gap in our knowledge.

Methods: The study was a quasi-experimental trial involving four generalist community nursing (CN) services in New South Wales, Australia. Two services were randomly allocated to an ‘early intervention’ and two to a ‘late …